Drubea

A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639: duf
Alternate Names: Diubea, Dubea, Dumbea, Naa Drubea, Naa Dubea, Ndumbea, Nraa Drubea, Paita
Population: 1,210 (2009 census), decreasing. Over a third live outside the traditional language area, mostly in greater Nouméa.
Location:: South province: west coast, Païta; east coast, Unia.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Southern, Extreme Southern
Dialects: None known. Slight differences between west and east coast.
Typology: Tonal.
Language Development: Dictionary. Texts.
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: South province: west coast, Païta; east coast, Unia.